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Tech4Win:

Disruptive sustainable technologies for

next generation PV windows

Newsletter 1 January 2020

Welcome Objectives & Targets

This project has received funding from the European Union H2020 Framework

Programme under Grant Agreement no. 826002, project Tech4Win (Disruptive

sustainable technologies for next generation PV windows).

After the successful start

of the Tech4Win project

in January 2019, this

newsletter presents an

overview of the project’s

goals, the work plan and

the latest news. This

issue also presents the

new recruitments that

have become part of this

ambitious and disruptive

project.

Tech4Win proposes the development of CRM-free

hybrid UV and IR selective PV cell prototypes, which

can be integrated within a wide portfolio of smart

windows and capable to meet the requirements and

standards demanded by the construction sector:

Photo-conversion efficiency PCE ≥ 10%

(2.5% at UV selective coating, 7.5% at IR

selective device, at cell level).

Average Visible Transmission AVT ≥ 60% in

a medium size window prototype.

Projected lifetime of ≥ 10 years (at

prototype medium size window level).

Color Rendering Index CRI ≥ 70 (at prototype

medium size window level).

Demonstration of small size (< 1 cm2 at cell

level, 5x5 cm2 mini-module level) lab scale

devices, and medium size (30x30 cm2)

window prototype.

Selection of key materials capable to

estimate manufacturing costs ~250-300 €/m2.

In order to fulfil the objectives of the project, Tech4Win has a very

well balanced multi-sectorial consortium comprising reference

Research Centers in the different PV technologies involved in the

window concept, together with high-tech European Companies

from different sectors including relevant stakeholders involved in

the value chain (Organic materials, Industrial Equipment

developers, PV module producers and BIPV system

manufacturers). The consortium is composed by 8 partners from

5 different countries, including 4 flagship RTD organizations

(IREC, CEA, IMEC and TEKNIKER, with a great knowledge in

advanced PV devices and technologies), 3 technology-based

SMEs (ONYX, ADVENT and KENOSISTEC, with solid

background in material and equipment development and in

manufacturing of BIPV products) and a large company (ARMOR,

with a large experience in developing OPV manufacturing lines

and equipment).

Consortium




Work Plan With the aim of satisfying all the objectives, the project has

created a “core overall approach” that will be implemented by

a rigorous Work Plan broke down into 8 Work Packages (WP).

Tech4Win presents a very innovative transparent

photovoltaic (PV) window concept based on the adoption

of a tandem inspired structure combining an inorganic UV

selective multifunctional coating (including UV filtering

and UV selective PV functionalities) with an organic IR

selective PV device. This UV multifunctional coating will

provide an effective protection of the IR selective organic

cell, extending the lifetime of the PV hybrid device from 10

years at the end of the project until 25 years.

Latest news

Innovation

Tech4Win window concept:

Tandem inspired structure




Kick-off meeting coordinated by IREC

On 14th / 15th January 2019, 19 participants from

the 8 partner organizations involved in Tech4Win,

coordinated by Prof. Dr. Alejandro Pérez-

Rodríguez, head of the Solar Energy Materials &

Systems group in IREC, met in Barcelona for the

official launch of the project activities. The KOM

included also the constitution of the International

Advisory Board that involves representatives from

relevant organisations from the smart windows

value chain: a leading construction company

(ACCIONA), a real state developer (HB Reavis), an

architectural design company (ARUP); and a Social

Housing Institution (Bilbao Social Housing)




Website launch

We are proud to announce that the official website

was launched on 31st March 2019:

www.tech4win.eu

We invite you to follow the latest updates and most

recent news through our site and through our

Twitter account: @Tech4Win_H2020

The kick-off workshop of M-DICE project was held on 16th April

2019 at EIT House in Brussels, led by Innoenergy. The

meeting started with the presentation of Tech4Win project by

the Project Coordinator Prof. Dr. Alejandro Pérez-Rodríguez.

Kick-off workshop of M-DICE organized

by Innoenergy

We are pleased to announce the release of the

Tech4Win leaflet and brochure for the

dissemination of the disruptive idea behind this

project, describing the main KPIs and

technological challenges as well as the customer

value proposition. Available in the project website.

Leaflet and brochure release

Video

release

A short video has been produced describing Tech4Win project profile and

the general concept. The video is available at the following link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxT_km7-iLc

The month 6 project meeting took place at IREC (Barcelona) on

18th-19th July with the participation of 16 researchers from the

8 organizations involved in the project. The meeting was

devoted to the review of the activities developed up to month 6

and the planning/coordination of actions to be developed in the

next 6 month period, as well as the preparation of the 1st stage-

gate project review that took place in Brussels on 16th-18th

September 2019

Month 6 Project Meeting

http://www.tech4win.eu/








NEXTGEN 2019 School and Workshop

From the 1st to the 4th of October 2019, after the

successful previous editions of this event, the

NEXTGEN NANO PV International School and

Workshop was held in Mallorca (Spain). In this year’s

edition, the emphasis was on disruptive photovoltaic

applications and the position and potential of

traditional PV technologies in that context. The

workshop reviewed, analyzed and highlighted the

latest developments in materials and device concepts

for successful industrial implementation of new

competitive PV technologies. Prof. Dr. Alejandro

Pérez-Rodríguez, as distinguished invited speaker,

presented the innovative concepts that will be

developed in Tech4Win project in the contribution

entitled: “Next generation transparent solar smart

windows: Tech4Win strategy”.

NextGen ‘19

New Tech4Winners

Mr. Alex López-García PhD student at IREC

He obtained his Bachelor degree in Physics at the University of Santiago

de Compostela, and his Master of Science in Nanoscience and

Nanotechnology at the University of Barcelona. During his Master he

participated as a visiting student at the Catalan Institute of Nanoscience

and Nanotechnology (ICN2) supervised by Dr. César Moreno and

ICREA professor Dr. Aitor Mugarza, in the Atomic Manipulation and

Spectroscopy group, investigating the on-surface bottom-up synthesis

and characterization of graphene nanoribbons (GNRs) and atomically

precise nanoporous graphene (NPG) structures, and also the transfer of

these materials onto different substrates by chemical etching protocols.

His PhD project in Tech4Win is focused on the development of new UV

oxide solar cells transparent in the visible and acting also as UV filters in

order to prevent UV-induced degradation of the IR selective organic

solar cell in the Tech4Win tandem-like structure.




Mrs. Marina Richet Post-doc researcher at CEA

She obtained her Master degree in Chemistry at the National School of

Chemistry of Mulhouse with specialization in polymer formulation, and

her thesis in organic electronic at the University of Bordeaux. During her

thesis, she was supervised by Dr. Laurence Vignau at the IMS

Laboratory and Dr. Eric Cloutet at LCPO. The subject of the thesis was

the development of organic solar cells on flexible substrate with top

transparent electrode. She used different deposition methods like spin-

coating, inkjet printing or thermal evaporation and she characterized by

AFM and XPS techniques. Her Post-doc position in the Tech4Win

project is focused on the development and characterization of

transparent organic solar cells and modules and their future integration

in glass windows.

He obtained his Bachelor degree in Physics at the University

of Chittagong. In 2017 he started a master degree at Wroclaw

University of Science and Technology. In the course of 2019

he started his Master thesis working at imec in the framework

of the Tech4Win project. His work included the fabrication and

optoelectronic characterization of chalcogenide absorber

layers for transparent UV-sensitive solar cells.

Mr. Mohammad Shahjahan Master thesis student at imec

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